Dr. McGillicuddy Is A Government Hoax...And It Tastes Bad...

Shots of Vanilla Extract Would Be More Appealing

Why do I keep forcing myself to consume noxious shotglasses overflowing with syrupy schnapps, month after month? For you, the Epinions consumer, so that you can avoid this hardship yourself. I’ve dedicated myself to trying every schnapps product listed on this site, and my selection for January is Dr. McGillicuddy’s Vanilla Schnapps.

While it isn’t the worst bottle that I’ve had to wrestle with in my journey through the land of schnapps, it was surely bad enough. Not surprising, considering that my confrontation with Dr. McG’s Mentholmint Schnapps almost destroyed my tastebuds permanently.

What makes this product so bad? Read and learn…


Diabolical, But Not In The Good Way…

At its worst, and in the eyes of most of the discerning public, marketing is a highly evolved form of simple deception. From sleight of hand to outright fabrications, companies create images for their products that don’t match the reality of the situation. It’s called branding, and it’s a nefarious plot to milk the ignorant “common man” of his hard-earned money by adding a waft a respectability to a penny-ante product.

Case in point, Dr. McGillicuddy. The bottle and website for this brand of schnapps feature and extensive history of the good doctor and the town of McGillicuddy. And I mean a full history of McG, down to every detail except the brand of pant he wore…

What’s the story behind the good city? A rich history of the McGillicuddy family. No, they won a contest wherein they sold the name and soul of their city, which used to be Granville, for the “honor” of being named after a cheap bottle of schnapps. The price of a town’s dignity? $100,000 to be exact.

Tasting Notes

When you open a flask of McGillicuddy Vanilla Schnapps, the nose is overwhelming. It is sickening sweet and absolutely reeks of vanilla, as if someone had taken a bottle of old molasses and inserted an open bottle of cheap vanilla extract. As for the appearance, we have the usual high viscosity and the reasonable clear body that schnapps are known for.

The taste of these schnapps follows the nose, and that is obviously not a good thing. The taste is sickeningly sweet and excessively strong. Flavoring in an alcohol should be subtle, as in Stoli’s flavored vodkas for example, and should not resemble a blow to the head with a sack of refined sugar. More than just ruining/camouflaging the true taste of the schnapps, the syrupy sweet body of McGillicuddy Vanilla also eliminates any of the burn associated with alcohol, something I do not consider to be an advantage. Booze is for tasting and feeling, it’s not meant to tickle. All of this masking of taste and burn are obviously to mask the horrific quality of the booze itself. Pathetic!

The most vexing part of this sugary slop is how it clings to your teeth and palate after you drink it, contaminating every other bit of food or drink you consume for the rest of the night. What was my solution? You guessed it, the old “so disgusting that I have to brush my teeth” maneuver. When it comes to that, you know things are bad…

Serving Notes

While, once again, I do not encourage you to consume this product, here is a drink recipe from my own kitchen:

Vanilla Ice Martini

Ingredients:
½ ounce vanilla schnapps
2 ounces Stoli Vanil vodka (place in freezer at least 2 hours in advance)
Fresh mint leaves

To Prepare:
Combine liquid ingredients in martini shaker with a handful of ice. Shake well and pour into chilled martini glass. Rub mint leaf around rim of glass. Serve and Enjoy!

The Final Verdict

You’ve got to be kidding me, right? As if tearing this product a new one for the last 400 words wasn’t enough, let me sum it all up for you: This is a noxious bottle of melted, sugar-coated garbage that I wouldn’t serve to my worst enemy! Capisce?



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